HOUSTON -- The Astros overcame an early three-run deficit with a four-run sixth inning, highlighted by Chris Carter's three-run home run, in beating the Blue Jays, 6-5, on Saturday night at Minute Maid Park. Houston extended its winning streak to four games, and three straight over Toronto.

"This is a great illustration of why he belongs in the lineup," Astros manager A.J. Hinch said of Carter. "He can impact the game. This guy can make a difference in the game on any given night."

5/16/15: Russell Martin puts the Blue Jays on the board in the 1st with an opposite-field two-run triple

The Astros, who are 21-0 when scoring four or more runs, got to Toronto starter Marco Estrada in the third inning. Houston trimmed the deficit to 3-2 in the inning on a two-run home run to left field by Evan Gattis, his seventh of the season.

Gattis' two-run shot

TOR@HOU: Gattis crushes a mammoth two-run homer

5/16/15: Evan Gattis unleashes a long two-run homer onto the train tracks in left-center for the Astros' first two runs of the game

"We got off to such a quick start, so you feel really good about things," said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. "They hung close and hung close and just opened it up late with the homer." More >

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDCarter provides pop: Carter greeted Liam Hendriks with a three-run homer into the Astros' bullpen in right-center field in the sixth inning, giving the Astros a 5-3 lead. Carter was hitting .153 before hitting his sixth home run. Hendriks replaced Jeff Francis, who allowed a single to Preston Tucker and a ground-rule double to Colby Rasmus in his only two batters. Two batters after Carter homered, Marwin Gonzalez went deep off Hendriks, upping the lead to 6-3.

Gonzalez's solo shot

TOR@HOU: Gonzalez lines a solo shot over the fence

5/16/15: Marwin Gonzalez pads the lead with a line-drive solo home run into the Astros' bullpen in the 6th inning

Off to the races: The high-water mark for the visitors came right off the bat. The Blue Jays scored three runs in an impressive first inning while making Feldman toss 33 pitches. Martin's one-out triple drove in a pair and Justin Smoak followed by ripping a run-scoring single. Toronto finished a homer shy of the cycle in the inning on three hits, but only managed two more hits in the game before Edwin Encarnacion's two-run shot in the 9th inning.

Encarnacion's two-run homer

TOR@HOU: Encarnacion belts a two-run homer in the 9th

5/16/15: Edwin Encarnacion hits a monster two-run home run onto the railroad tracks to bring the Blue Jays within one run in the 9th

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"I was actually trying to throw it for a ball, and I didn't get it in enough. Pretty much made one mistake today." -- Estrada, on his pitch on Gattis' homer

"You can't throw in the towel. It's frustrating to give up [early] runs and put the team in a spot where they got to claw back." -- Feldman, on allowing three first-inning runs More >

TRAINER'S ROOM
Toronto second baseman Devon Travis exited the game after his seventh-inning strikeout with a re-irritation of the left shoulder issue that caused him to miss a game back on May 1. Travis said he doesn't expect to miss much time. More >

Travis removed from game

TOR@HOU: Travis exits game after apparent injury

5/16/15: Devon Travis exits the game in the start of the bottom of the 7th after taking an awkward swing in his previous at-bat

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Feldman has allowed 11 of his 27 runs earned this season during the first inning, for an opening-inning ERA of 12.38. In his other 40 frames, that number drops to 3.60.

WHAT'S NEXTBlue Jays: It will be Mark Buehrle on the bump for Sunday's 1:10 PM CT start at Minute Maid Park, and that's probably good news for Toronto given his performances of late. The lefty has posted consecutive wins, allowing just three runs over those two starts, and he has five quality starts in seven outings. With a heavy right-handed lineup for Houston and the park's short porches, preventing the home runs that plagued him during some early struggles will be a high priority.

Astros: Houston hands the ball to righty Collin McHugh on Sunday. His 11-decision winning streak came to an end after 4 2/3 shaky innings vs. San Francisco on Monday, but the Astros are still 6-1 in games he's started this season. McHugh held the Jays to one run and five hits while earning the win last August in his only career appearance against Toronto.